Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
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The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the provision that protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms, forming a central focus of American legal and political debates over gun regulation.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
constitutional amendment
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provision of the United States Constitution → |
| adoptedOn |
1791-12-15
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| appliesTo |
federal government of the United States
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state governments of the United States → |
| author |
First United States Congress
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| category |
Amendments to the United States Constitution
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Gun politics in the United States → Human rights in the United States → |
| centralTo |
debates over gun control in the United States
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debates over gun rights in the United States → gun politics in the United States → |
| citedIn |
federal court decisions
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legal scholarship → state court decisions → |
| country |
United States of America
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| debatedBy |
advocacy organizations
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legal scholars → politicians → |
| hasLandmarkCase |
District of Columbia v. Heller
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McDonald v. City of Chicago → New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen → |
| heldToProtect |
individual right to possess firearms
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individual right to use firearms for traditionally lawful purposes such as self-defense within the home → |
| historicalContext |
concerns about standing armies
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importance of state militias → post-Revolutionary War period in the United States → |
| includedIn |
Bill of Rights
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| incorporatedThrough |
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| influences |
federal firearm regulations
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state firearm regulations → |
| interpretedBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| interpretedIn |
District of Columbia v. Heller
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McDonald v. City of Chicago → New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen → |
| language |
English
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| legalField |
civil rights law
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constitutional law → |
| legalStatus |
in force
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| limits |
government regulation of firearms
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| partOf |
United States Bill of Rights
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United States Constitution → |
| proposedBy |
United States Congress
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| proposedOn |
1789-09-25
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| protects |
right of the people to keep and bear arms
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| ratifiedOn |
1791-12-15
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| relatedTo |
Militia Acts of the United States
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gun control laws in the United States → |
| subject |
militia
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right to keep and bear arms → |
| text |
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Bill of Rights
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containsAmendment |
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Third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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follows |
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United States constitutional amendments
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includes |
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First United States Congress
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proposedAmendment |
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Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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ratifiedWith |